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The Falcons have agreed to terms with receiver Daylen Baldwin, Aaron Wilson of KPRC reports. Baldwin worked out for the team Tuesday. The Vikings waived Baldwin on May 7. Baldwin signed to Minnesota’s practice squad last November and signed a futures deal with the team after the end of the regular season. He entered the NFL with the Browns after …

49ers edge rusher Nick Bosa is making a rare organized team activities appearance this offseason. The former defensive player of the year usually spends this time of year training in Florida before returning to Santa Clara for mandatory work. “I love Nick being around, love him getting a chance to do football with the guys and stuff,” 49ers coach Kyle …

The NFL will play a regular-season game in Sao Paulo, Brazil, this season and one in Madrid, Spain, in 2025. It has other countries in its sight, too, as the league seeks to continue to expand its footprint internationally. Australia is among the countries the NFL is scouting as a potential host for a future regular-season game. The league recently …

Brown shares insightful advice he gave 49ers rookie Mustapha originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area As the 49ers begin their offseason conditioning program with organized team activities, second-year safety Ji’Ayir Brown has some advice for rookie Malik Mustapha. Speaking to the media after the second day of OTAs, Brown was asked what advice he would give his fellow safety …

Despite contract issues, Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford is participating in organized team activities. (Ryan Sun / Associated Press) After conducting training camp at UC Irvine since their return to Los Angeles in 2016, the Rams this year are moving preseason workouts to Loyola Marymount, the team announced Tuesday. Will starting quarterback Matthew Stafford, who wants his contract adjusted, be there …

Packers running back Josh Jacobs participated in Tuesday’s organized team activity, but he was “heavily limited,” according to Matt Schneidman of TheAthletic.com. Packers coach Matt LaFleur confirmed after practice that Jacobs is working through a hamstring injury. “I know everybody is going to freak out, but he’s on the mend,” LaFleur said, via Ryan Wood of packersnews.com. “We expect him …

49ers QB Purdy shares refreshing outlook on newfound NFL fame originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area It’s no secret that Brock Purdy is a humble guy, and the 49ers quarterback hasn’t changed one bit since seeing his celebrity status rise in the weeks before and after Super Bowl LVIII. So far this offseason, Purdy has had a ball in …

Report: Matt Eberflus on Caleb Williams: ‘Everybody’s rallying around him’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Amid the Bears’ decision to favor rookie Caleb Williams over Justin Fields, questions of the locker room’s response were justified to the franchise-altering move. The locker room, along with the city and the fans, were major proprietors of Fields remaining as the team’s quarterback. …

Justin Fields wanted to join the Steelers. Thanks to the Bears, he got what he wanted. On Tuesday, Fields expressed appreciation to his former team and its General Manager. “Shoutout to [Ryan] Poles, we communicated to him through my agent, and I told him where I wanted to be and this was a place I wanted to be, so he …

49ers running back Christian McCaffrey hasn’t been participating in the team’s voluntary offseason program, coach Kyle Shanahan confirmed Tuesday. “No, just like everyone else, it is voluntary,” Shanahan said, via a transcript from the team. “I’m not too concerned about Christian. But no, he hasn’t been here.” Receivers Brandon Aiyuk and Jauan Jennings also have been absent. It is unclear …

The NFL will test an optical tracking system for line-to-gain rulings this preseason, Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports reports. If all goes well, the league will implement the technology for the regular season. The NFL will continue to use the chains as a backup for game operations and as a reference point for coaches, players and in-stadium fans, Jones adds. …

If there is anything that new Los Angeles Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh is known for, it’s probably first and foremost his ability to build a winning program. He won at Stanford, he won with the 49ers, and he won at Michigan. But beyond that, he is probably most known for being really, really intense. However, one of Harbaugh’s new players …

How 49ers QB Purdy is benefiting from first full, healthy offseason originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — Brock Purdy will enter the 2024 NFL season the healthiest and most prepared he has ever been. Of course, the sample size is small for the third-year signal-caller. In his first offseason in 2022, Purdy was just a seventh-round …

May 21, 2024, 10:07 PM ET NEW YORK — The first two rounds of the Stanley Cup playoffs have been the most-watched in the U.S. Going into the conference finals, the playoffs are averaging 1.16 million viewers across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, TNT, TBS and truTV. That is a 9% increase over last year. Editor’s Picks 1 Related The conference semifinals, …

Where PFF ranks 49ers QB Purdy among NFL’s 32 starters originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Few current NFL starting quarterbacks have been as successful as Brock Purdy over the last two seasons. Along the way, the last pick of the 2022 NFL Draft has established himself as the heartbeat of the 49ers’ talent-laden, dynamic offense and as one …